Blue Mist Fothergilla is a slow-growing compact deciduous shrub with an upright mounding habit.  The thick foliage foliage emerges green and quickly earns a frosty blue overtone before turning to yellow, orange, and red for fall. Fragrant white bottlebrush-like spikes bloom through spring before the foliage emerges.  Blooms best in rich, moist well-drained acidic soils. 

Fothergilla is a native pollinator that provides nectar for several species of butterflies and bees.

MAINTENANCE NEEDS:  Low Maintenance.  Water regularly.  may spread by root suckers if not promptly removed.  No serious diseases or pest issues.

LANDSCAPE USES:  Accents or Group Plantings, Borders, Woodland Gardens, Foundation Plantings, Hedges, and Containers.

COMPANION PLANTS:  Clethra, Cephalanthus, Itea

IMAGES: Photo by David J. Stang, Fothergilla gardenii Blue Mist 2zz, CC BY-SA 4.0, (2) Photo by David J. Stang, Fothergilla gardenii Blue Mist 1zz, CC BY-SA 4.0, (3) Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, Fothergilla gardenii 'Blue Mist' kz02, CC BY-SA 4.0

*As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown